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SPANISH VERB

desarrollar

to develop

  • #137 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: desarrollando
  • Past participle: desarrollado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I develop
  2. tú you develop
  3. usted, él, ella he/she develops
  4. nosotros we develop
  5. vosotros Spain you all develop
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they develop

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I developed
  2. tú you developed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she developed
  4. nosotros we developed
  5. vosotros Spain you all developed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they developed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to develop
  2. tú you used to develop
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to develop
  4. nosotros we used to develop
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to develop
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to develop

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will develop
  2. tú you will develop
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will develop
  4. nosotros we will develop
  5. vosotros Spain you all will develop
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will develop

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would develop
  2. tú you would develop
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would develop
  4. nosotros we would develop
  5. vosotros Spain you all would develop
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would develop

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I develop
  2. tú (that) you develop
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she develop
  4. nosotros (that) we develop
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all develop
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they develop

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I developed
  2. tú (if) you developed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she developed
  4. nosotros (if) we developed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all developed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they developed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú develop!
  2. usted develop! (formal)
  3. nosotros develop! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain develop! (all of you)
  5. ustedes develop! (all of you)

How to use desarrollar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi empresa desarrolla aplicaciones para hospitales.

    My company develops apps for hospitals.

  2. Past

    El niño desarrolló una alergia a los gatos.

    The boy developed an allergy to cats.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes desarrollábamos los proyectos sin internet.

    We used to develop projects without the internet.

  4. Future

    Con práctica desarrollarás un buen oído para el español.

    With practice you'll develop a good ear for Spanish.

  5. Conditional

    Con más apoyo, desarrollaríamos la idea más rápido.

    With more support, we'd develop the idea faster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es normal que el bebé desarrolle fiebre después de la vacuna.

    It's normal for the baby to develop a fever after the vaccine.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El cliente quería que desarrolláramos una versión más simple.

    The client wanted us to develop a simpler version.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Desarrolla más esa idea en la próxima reunión!

    Develop that idea more at the next meeting!

Good to know

  • "Desarrollarse" is to take place or to grow up: "la historia se desarrolla en Madrid".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.